He said Comey's prepared testimony is "disturbing". "During our one-on-one meeting at Trump Tower, based on President Elect Trump's reaction to the briefing and without him directly asking the question, I offered that assurance". Whether Trump will be watching as the televised testimony opens was unclear, but White House aides were reported to be trying to keep him busy and away from Twitter .

The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement the two held talks on how "restore the normal relations" of the Gulf as the 2022 FIFA World Cup host and global air travel hub now finds itself isolated by land, sea and air. "We don't see a military solution as an option" to the crisis, he added. The states accused Qatar of supporting terrorist groups. U.S. President Donald Trump, who tweeted Tuesday about Qatar funding extremists, called Sheikh Tamim on Wednesday and offered to host leaders ...

Qatar has strongly refuted the allegations. The UAE's state-run postal service on Thursday announced the suspension of all services to Qatar amid an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Doha and a handful of other Arab capitals.

Despite President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, several states are beginning to make firm commitments to align emissions reduction goals with those of the historic agreement adopted by almost 200 countries.

Numerous votes have already been cast through postal voting, which accounted for 16.4 per cent of the total electorate at the 2015 general election . Corbyn, 68, has focussed on his party's promise to spend more on health and education. May focussed on her central message of the "strong and stable leadership" that she can provide for Britain's exit negotiations from the European Union (EU).

Today Apple has officially announced its new iMacs in the WorldWide Developer Conference ( WWDC) 2017 . While there's no major overhaul happening, all of these make for solid speed upgrades unless you bought a new MacBook Pro past year.

Tensions have been rising between conservative USA -allied Gulf Arab states, including the UAE, and non-Arab Iran over accusations that Tehran is meddling in the affairs of its Arab neighbours, a charge the Islamic Republic denies. Iran is a key fighting force against IS and other groups in Iraq and Syria, and the jihadists consider Iran's ShiaMuslims to be apostates. A gunman is seen entering Iranian parliament building in a still image taken from closed-circuit television (CCTV), taken on ...

At the same time, he stressed the central bank needs to be persistent and help the economy achieve full recovery. "It's still a very dovish tone - Draghi doesn't see this as preparation for a tapering scenario", Anatoli Annenkov, senior economist at Societe Generale in London .

Both sides have asked that the second trial be moved. CINCINNATI  Jury selection in OH is moving slowly in the retrial of a white former police officer charged with murder in the 2015 death of a black unarmed motorist.

In March, Netanyahu's security cabinet approved the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, despite worldwide concern they are an obstacle to peace. Since 1967, Ma'an News Agency reports, Israel has stood accused of committing major violations of human rights and humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territory, including excessive and deadly use of violence; forced displacement; the blockade of the Gaza Strip; unjustified restrictions on movement; and the ...

The photo was taken by photographer Tyler Shields and Kathy explained the image on Twitter saying, "I do not condone ANY violence by my fans or others to anyone, ever!" I understand how it offends people, it wasn't amusing, I get it. In her video apology, Griffin said she was sorry. "I have a no-apology policy", she told CBS News in 2012. " Kathy's a friend and she's a terrific comedian, but this had no business being in our public discourse", Franken said.

Whilst the 21.5-inch version can hold up to 32 GB of RAM, the 27-inch version holds up to 64 GB of RAM. This should result in a faster and more efficient MacBook Pro model. The new processors are from Intel's "Kaby Lake" family, and some of them have been available for the better part of a year . They also have new I/O ports, specifically up to 2 USB-C ports that support Thunderbolt 3.

The suspects, who worked in direct marketing and outsourcing for Apple in China, allegedly charged between 10 yuan and 180 yuan for pieces of the illegally extracted data, it said. Back in December of a year ago, reporters for the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily Newspaper investigated and exposed a similar black market/private data scheme that centered around illegally harvested data from police and government agencies - which prompted the Chinese government's implementation of a ...

The 2017 event opened on Monday and featured the company's top executives making announcements about iPhones, MacBooks, and new Apple products. It's not revealed yet as of what technology has been used for its speakers, but Apple says it will be a breakthrough home speaker.

Speculation was rampant about the introduction of a new drag and drop file management feature right before the conference after a developer running an iOS 10 beta spotted the new category. Among the upgraded features for Siri will be new and more natural male and female voice options and the ability to translate English words and phrases into five languages: French, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on LITE shares. Finally, Barclays PLC upped their target price on Lumentum Holdings from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an underweight rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 8th.

Ndlozi said if Zille was not worthy to be in DA party activities and meetings during her disciplinary process, the same must apply with provincial government structures. "What I have not agreed to do is to plead guilty to charges of misconduct which I have never committed". "I can not be bullied into resigning or incriminating myself".

Following two practice sessions on June 19, 9:30 a.m. -12 p.m. and 4:30-7 p.m., and a morning session on June 20, finalists for the USA U19 team are expected to be announced. But more than that, I can't wait to have an opportunity to teach and coach some of the best young talent in our country. "I want this to be an experience that is impactful for these young players".

A declaration of war. "We need the world to condemn the aggressors". He said no proof of any wrongdoing "has been presented to Qatar yet". A top United Arab Emirates official on Wednesday told AFP that the unprecedented measures were aimed at pressuring Doha into making drastic policy changes.

Gunmen in Tehran opened fire inside Iran's parliament building and near a shrine devoted to Ayatollah Khomeini, killing at least 12 people and injuring another 43, according to Iranian officials. Iran may also decide to undergo a build-up of the borders and increased emphasis on the country's already prominent defense and intelligence services.

President Trump has indicated a 40 percent decrease in funding to the EPA's federal enforcement office and a 45 percent decrease in state grants that enabled this enforcement. He tried to continue the interview, but Scarborough was far from ready to let the head of the EPA off the hook. "I understand that, and I agree with that", Scarborough said .

I'm sure well learn more about the device in the coming months, but it seems like Apple is downplaying this announcement. If the speculation pans out, the speaker would be Apple's first new product since its smartwatch in 2015, Sunday, June 4, 2017.

The latest airstrikes come as an alliance of US -backed Kurdish and Arab fighters prepare to officially launch an all-out attack on Raqqa city. The extremists are not expected to give up easily. Abu Amjad confirmed that the Manbij Council will continue to support the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to liberate the so-called ISIS capital of Raqqa.

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile towards Japan, which reached an altitude of 75 miles and flew for nearly 300 miles. " North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile.

Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said the man, who was also carrying kitchen knives, had shouted "this is for Syria" as he lunged at the officer. One policeman was hurt, according to one source. Soldiers patrol its streets alongside police to guard tourist sites, government buildings and events. French officials have not confirmed initial reports, but were quoted unoffically as saying the attacker might have hoped to strike down the gendarme and seize his weapon.

Kushner, 36, who is married to President Trump's daughter Ivanka, played a central role in his father-in-law's 2016 campaign. "Elaborating on the issue, the Office of the White House Press Secretary said President Trump signed the waiver under the Jerusalem Embassy Act and made the decision to delay the shifting of the embassy to "maximize the chances of successfully negotiating a deal between Israel and the Palestinians, fulfilling his solemn obligation to defend America's national ...

Speaking at the Geneva forum Haley condemned the council's "chronic anti-Israel bias", adding that the United States sees "some areas for significant strengthening", according to Reuters. Haley will host a panel on "Human Rights and Democracy in Venezuela" later on Tuesday before travelling to Israel on Wednesday. KELEMEN: At a time when the U.S.is pulling out of a global climate agreement and questioning longstanding alliances, Donahoe worries about the signal Trump would send if he also ...

Nelson notched his fourth win giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk with six strikeouts over six innings. The Giants would respond with three runs in the top of the third to take a 3-1 lead. "Obviously, that's going to happen every now and again, one rides on you". "I'm really happy with what the Brewers got back in that deal". Posey fell hard after tripping over first base in the eighth but got to his feet immediately and remained in the game.

It has outperformed by 6.29% the S&P500. 119.74 million shares or 5.88% more from 113.09 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Many analysts have provided their estimated foresights on Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Earnings, with 26 analysts believing the company would generate an Average Estimate of $0.23.

The EPPO is being set up in the framework of enhanced cooperation to reduce fragmentation in investigations and prosecutions among the 20 participatingmember states. It will be organized with a central office at EU level and a decentralized level consisting of European Delegated Prosecutors located in the member states, who will also continue their function as national prosecutors, dubbed "double hat".

In between he says of critics, "I mean to me they're not even people". Eric Trump has previously spoken out against sweeping condemnation of voters along political lines, when 2016 rival Hillary Clinton declared a portion of Trump supporters a "basket of deplorables".

It opens this Friday and many of us here are looking forward to watching it, while nervously holding thumbs that it's a solid movie. Besides the characters that audiences will be meeting in The Mummy , there have also been some recent announcements that guarantee that characters such as Dracula , the Invisible Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon would all be a part of this universe of monsters.

Howard's girlfriend lives at Aspen Village. "We've found our monster", the sheriff' said. This photo made available by the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, Fla., shows Robert Letroy Howard of East Brewton, Ala., under arrest Thursday, June 8, 2017.

The best news perhaps is that the much-loved MacBook Air now gets a newer and more powerful processor too, which makes it even better value at the more affordable price points. If Apple gives you a reason to upgrade every year - the way it did with Apple Watch last year - it will lose the faith of early adopters. It would seem some of us can anticipate our parents making any number of bad home related puns when they go to flip on their new holiday playlist next time they are over for a ...

An investigation found that the meth was destined for Omaha, where police, Homeland Security and Drug Enforcement Administration officers assisted the Sheriff's Office with the matter. Several others were apprehended in Omaha in connection with the case as more than $112,000 in drug currency was seized across the city, according to a release.